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Yes, I’m told this condition is more common in horses! I only lost my cecus, which they said was about 2 cm. I am 3 weeks from surgery and doing well. Thank you for asking. I am lucky I had no other complications and got treated before it could damage more tissue. They kept me in the hospital for 6 days until I pooped and then it was bye bye—eat whatever you want. I had days of diarrhea and nausea before I took Imodium and my bowel righted itself. I had lost 10 pounds that I didn’t need to lose and have started gaining some back. What is a TPN? Did they give you any dietary advice? I am a 70 year old female. It’s great to find someone else who has had this, although I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
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@54pontiac Wow, that is great that you only lost 2 cm!! Also glad to hear you are recovering well and relatively quickly. TPN stand for Total Parenteral Nutrition. I was started on it a few days agter my first BM. I am just barely considered to have short bowel syndrome; had I lost just a bit more of my small intestine, it would have meant TPN for life. I was given a book by Carol Reeves Parris, a registered dietician who specialized in SBS, about short bowel syndrome and diet. Same as you, on Immodium 30 minutes before every meal to control diarrhea, which I ended of stopping as my intestines adapted and I no longer required it. In fact, I became constipated, which I have struggled with my entire adult life up until the volvulous. Yes, it was the worst pain ever, and now a chronic part of my life. I do have much greater empathy for those undergoing health challenges and crisis, that's for sure.